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Yeehaw! It’s the 30th season of Survivor, and we’re going all cowboy this year! 18 plucky Americans, divided into three tribes, are jounced through the jungles of Nicaragua in the back of a pickup truck to meet our boy in blue, Jeff Probst.

Our contestants have been chosen based on their work styles. The White Collar group (the ones who make the rules,) Blue Collar (the ones who follow the rules,) and No Collar – those crazy freethinkers who live to break the rules. Why, there’s a No Collar fellow right now! You can tell because he looks vaguely like Fabio and has attached white feathers t...

Jeff Probst welcomes viewers to the final episode of Survivor, live from the reunion set in Los Angeles. We`ll first see the two hour finale, and then the live reunion show, where we’ll hopefully hear why people behaved the way they did in the game. Settle in – It`s time to find out who will take home the title of Sole Survivor, and the million dollar prize!

Previously on, Survivor: From 18 players, we’re now down to five; Keith, Baylor, Missy, Natalie and Jaclyn. It’s been difficult from the start, as loved ones were forced to battle against each other. Coyopa couldn’t win at challenges,...

Previously on, Survivor: After Jon blindsided Natalie’s ally Jeremy, and revealed he’d found another hidden idol, Natalie and Baylor wanted him out. When Jon won the Immunity Challenge, the majority alliance decided to vote out Keith.

Bu Natalie had a different plan, and at Tribal, Natalie secretly switched her vote to ruin Jon’s plan. Alec was voted out. Six are left; who will be voted out tonight?

Post Tribal, Natalie told her allies that she’d made a mistake in voting Alec, and thought that that was what she was supposed to do. Baylor could see through Natalie’s lies, but Jon was obliv...

Previously on, Survivor: With Jeremy and Josh out of the game Reed thought it was time to make his big move. He convinced the majority alliance to split their votes between Jon and Keith. But at Tribal Council, nothing went right; both Keith and Jon played their idols, and Keith’s son Wes was voted out.

Eight are left – who will be voted out tonight?

Alec thought that Keith gave away the game at Tribal Council and no longer felt that he could trust Reed. Natalie was angry that Jon would not admit that it was her and Jaclyn’s intuition that made him to play the idol that saved him from the...

Previously on, Survivor: After 24 days, seven had been voted out, and no idols had yet been played, leaving three idols still in the game. Keith and Jon are both holding idols, but one has not yet been found. Facing Tribal Council, Reed was the target of the majority alliance. But after Jeremy became suspicious that Jon had an idol, Jon convinced his alliance to vote Jeremy out of camp.

Nine are left, who will be voted out tonight?

Keith had been sure that the vote would be for Reed. Reed`s a gamer, and knows how to play the game. Now Keith doesn’t know what’s going on.

Previously on, Survivor: After Josh recruited Jaclyn and Jon, there was a new power alliance. But when Jon was sent to Exile Island, and found a Hidden Immunity Idol, the males of their alliance showed their true cavemen colors. After Jeremy won Individual Immunity, Jon and Jaclyn flipped, and Josh was the 7th person to leave the island.

Ten are left; who will be voted out tonight?

The Huyopa Tribe was uneasy as they came home from Tribal Council. Reed was furious that boyfriend Josh was gone. Jon felt guilty for voting out Josh, but felt he’d had to go with Jaclyn’s instincts. Keith was ...

Previously on, Survivor: After the merge, there were two battling alliances – one led by Jeremy, and the other by Josh. Both were trying to get Jon and Jaclyn onto their sides. Just when it looked like Jeremy would be voted out of the game, Julie quit - which changed everything.

11 are left .. Who will be voted out tonight?

Jon wants to get rid of Jeremy, but wonders if he’ll be perceived as deceitful. He sees both Jeremy and Josh as strong leaders, but thinks Jeremy is a bigger threat.

The tribe is greeted by Jeff Probst as they gather for a Reward Challenge. They’ll divide into two tea...

Previously on, Survivor – Hunahpu, having eaten all of their rice, traded almost everyone the tribe had won in exchange for a new bag of rice. The loss of their tarp was devastating for all when it began to rain, but Julie seemed unable to cope at all. However, Hunahpu again won immunity at the Challenge, and Coyopa, in a split tie between Dale and Keith, saw Dale and his fake immunity idol take the long walk home.

The Coyopa tribe thought they had everything in hand, with Keith next to leave. Despite Missy telling Keith that she was only doing what was necessary to keep daughter Baylor in...

Since Day One, Blood vs Water has been a tale of two tribes heading in opposite directions. Coyopa couldn’t win a challenge, and they weren’t getting along. Hunahpu was unbeaten and living like kings, but even they couldn’t live in peace. To get rid of the ‘snakes’ on his tribe, Drew threw an Immunity Challenge, and found himself voted out of the game.

After Tribal Council, the Hunahpu tribe were shocked but glad to have Drew out of the game. Jon, as Drew’s friend, worried that he’d be the next to go. Jeremy felt like the right move had been made, and that he was now in the tribe's best po...

Last time on, Survivor: John Rocker and Jeremy made a pact while on Exile Island to protect each other’s loved ones. But Rocker, believing Val had a Hidden Immunity Idol for protection, led a vote against her, and Val was voted out of her tribe.

After Tribal Council, Baylor realized how tenuous her place was in the group, even with her supposed ally, Josh. She can’t trust anyone now. Meanwhile, Josh felt that John Rocker had lost credibility within the tribe.

With bad weather on the way, Drew rallies the Hunahpu tribe to firm up their shelter. The women organize weaving classes to get e...

Jeff Probst and crew return to the concept of last year’s successful ‘Blood vs Water” season, with only a few ‘known’ faces, and no returning players.

Jeff made his Nicaraguan introduction via helicopter, as the nine pairs of loved ones, dropped randomly on the island on Day 0, found flint and learned how to make shelter and fire together, before following a map to the gathering place for Day 1.

We briefly met the contestants; John and Jaclyn are college sweethearts. He played football at Michigan State; she was Miss Michigan in 2013. They worry that people will hate them for being the “...

Hey! That’s different! Jeff Probst starts the finale and reunion show in the CBS Studio Centre in Los Angeles, instead of getting right to our “Previously on, Survivor.” Jeff tells us that we can relax, kick back, snack and tweet with him throughout the next few hours. Get cozy ... for the next three hours, Jeff will control the vertical and the horizontal!

Survivor is the biggest social experiment on television, but this season it was taken to another level when the 18 players were divided into three groups, based on personality traits they used most in their daily lives; Brains, Brawn an...

Previously on, Survivor ... for 30 days, Spencer and Tony have been on opposite paths. For Tony, everything has gone right, even up to finding two idols, including one with ‘special powers,’ without a clue. But for Spencer, it’s been a different story. His life in the game has been a constant struggle. He wasted his only idol, and his allies have been picked off one by one.

But things have started to turn around – he won Immunity and the majority alliance was turning on each other. And he even made a Final Three pact with Kass and Woo, and targeted Tony. But at Tribal Council, it fell apa...

Previously on, Survivor: In order to get rid of LJ, Tony had to blindside his own alliance, but at the next tribal council, the alliance of 5 regrouped to take out Jeremiah, leaving Tasha and Spencer on the bottom. Back at camp, Tony dug up his second Hidden Immunity Idol, while Spencer dug up a plan to trick Tony and save himself. And it worked. Tony pulled in Woo, Spencer pulled in Tasha, and together they pulled off another blindside, eliminating Jefra, and leaving Tony’s alliance in the dark once again. Six are left – who will be voted out tonight?

Previously on, Survivor: When Tony blindsided LJ, he also blindsided his own alliance. And no one felt more betrayed than Jefra. Tony needed a backup plan, and he found one, in the form of the Super Idol. Jefra aligned with the minority alliance to take out Tony, but then reneged. In the end it was Jeremiah who was voted out.

Seven are left; who will be voted out tonight?

After Tribal Council, the seven returned to their camp. Kass said that she knew Spencer had an idol by the way he’d been acting, which is why they voted for Jeremiah instead of him. Tony and Kass gloated that their plan ...

Previously on, Survivor: Everyone was battling for Hidden Immunity Idols, but it was Spencer who found one. However, it wasn’t the new super idol. There was also a battle between the two alliances. Tony saw a chance to ignore his own alliance, to his advantage. At Tribal Council, he got what he wanted, blindsiding LJ and three members of his alliance.

Eight are left ... who will be voted out tonight?

After Tribal Council, Jefra wondered who’d flipped. Tony admitted that he and Woo had taken out LJ. Tony explained his reasoning, and assured his alliance that he’d only gone against them for...

Previously on, Survivor: Tony gave his idol to LJ, and LJ reciprocated, knocking two idols out of the game. When Kass flipped, the power shifted to Tony and LJ’s alliance. A new ‘special’ idol was hidden in camp, but the Hidden Immunity Idol Spencer found was just an ordinary one.

At Tribal Council, Morgan was the next voted off the island. Nine are left – who will be voted out tonight?

After Tribal Council, the remaining Survivors returned to camp. When Tony leaned his torch against a tree, he knocked over all the other torches, but walked away without picking them up. He was angry that...

Previously on, Survivor: Aparri and Solana finally merged, and became Solarrion. And a new Idol with different powers was put in play. But the real struggle for power was between two alliances, and Sarah was playing both sides.

But Kass had other plans. And at Tribal Council, Sarah could only watch as her game unraveled. Hidden idols were played. Her control turned into chaos, when Kass flipped. Sarah went from the Queen, to the first member of the jury. 10 are left – who will be voted out tonight?

After Tribal, the remaining players tried to regroup. Spencer felt that Kass had played fro...

Previously on, Survivor: The two cops, Tony and Sarah, made a pact to stay together. But a surprise twist pulled them apart. Sarah found herself the only original Brawn in a tribe of three Brains, and three Beautys.

While Sarah’s new tribe, Aparri, had clear divisions, Tony’s new tribe (Solana) was filled with everything Survivor had to offer; two idols, a blind side and one of their tribe members quitting the game.

But despite everything, Solana won the last immunity challenge, and it was Aparri again heading for Tribal Council, where Alexis was voted out. Eleven are left … who will be ...

Previously on, Survivor: After a surprise switch, Brawn, Brains and Beauty were no more. They were divided into two tribes; the new Solana tribe and the new Aparri tribe.

On Aparri, the former Beauty tribe began to turn on itself, and the former Brain tribe used that to gain control. At Solana, the former Brawn tribe had a 5 to 2 advantage, with just LJ and Jefra of the former Beauty tribe still at the beach.

In the last immunity challenge, Solana lost, and though LJ was considered, the tribe blindsided former NBA all-star Cliff. Thirteen are left – who will be voted out tonight?

Previously on, Survivor: Morgan lost her only ally, Brice, when the Beauty tribe voted him out. The Brawn tribe could do no wrong, winning every challenge. But the Brains tribe failed time after time, finally voting out J’Tia, leaving themselves with only three players.

Although Spencer was delighted to live another day, the vote left him with team mates Kass and Tash, neither of whom had much game. Kass has no particular loyalty to anyone, considering her team the “crap for brains tribe… just a rolling logjam mess with a couple of nerds on top.”

Previously on, Survivor: On the Brawn Beach, paranoid Tony developed several alliances within his tribe, although he had no intention of actually working with others. The Brains tribe was slowly imploding, as Tasha formed a girls’ alliance with the useless J’Tia and wishy-washy Kass. Team Beauty’s Jeremiah found himself stuck between two alliances when they lost their first challenge and sent Brice home.

After Tribal Council, Jeremiah told Morgan that Brice’s social game was so good that it scared him, which was why he voted against him. As the tribe snuggled in for the night, Morgan apolo...

Previously on Survivor: the 18 new castaways were divided into three tribes: brawn, brains and beauty. On the Beauty tribe, Morgan and Brice recruited Jeremiah for their alliance. On Brawn’s beach, Tony’s paranoia is building, despite having a fellow cop on his tribe. The Brain tribe has lost the first two challenges in a row, leaving the four remaining members depressed. And hungry, thanks to J’Tia’s temper tantrum, when she threw almost all of their rice into the fire.

The Brains team is certainly misnamed, as each of the members admit that they should have sent J’Tia home, but chose Gar...

Previously on … Survivor. Blood vs. Water began with 12 couples, who were quickly split up and turned into competitors. Last week, Ciera and Hayden tried but failed to get Monica’s support, and it was Hayden’s turn to go to Redemption Island.

This week, the final Redemption Island duel/truel pits Tina and Laura against Hayden, who thinks his chances are good against “a couple of grandmas.” Unfortunately, the challenge involves balancing a ceramic vase on a board, using only one foot, traditionally an easier task for women than men. The winner will rejoin the tribe, but the two losers are ...

Previously on … Survivor. Tyson was cruising through the game, with a strong alliance, and the second immunity idol. At Tribal Council, Ciera flipped on her alliance, and for the second time in Survivor history, rocks were drawn to break a tie. Katie was sent to Redemption Island. Tina was overjoyed to see her daughter, but was aware that only one of them can get back into the game.

At Kasama, everyone was still reeling from the Tribal Council proceedings. Tyson took an aggressive/defensive stance against Hayden, saying that you should never let a “crazy person” know that they’re on the b...

Previously on … Survivor. After Laura M. was voted out, no couples were left, and the game was on. Caleb and Hayden saw a chance to blindside their biggest threat, Tyson, but after Ciera revealed their plan, Tyson was ready to fight fire with fire. Caleb and Hayden threw Ciera under the bus. Tyson played his Hidden Immunity Idol at Tribal Council, but in the end he didn’t need it. Caleb was sent to Redemption Island, in a close vote targeting both Caleb and Ciera. Only six players now remain in the game.

Back at Kasama, Hayden couldn’t help but congratulate Tyson on his game play. He had ...

Previously on … Survivor. After 26 days, two things were certain; Katie was at the bottom of the group, and Laura and Ciera were the last ‘couple’ in the game. But Ciera chose her alliance over her mother, and Laura was sent to Redemption Island.

After Tribal Council, everyone apologized to Ciera for voting out her mother, but wondered at Ciera’s lack of loyalty. Some thought that Ciera’s cold-bloodedness indicated a lack of trustworthiness.

Vytas and Tina were shocked to see Laura at Redemption Island, and wondered why Tyson was still floating under the radar, while running the game.

Previously on … Survivor. The tribes merged to form Kasama. Three were reunited with their loved ones, but not for long, as Tyson systematically eliminated couples. After Aras, Vytas and Tina were voted out, Laura and Ciera were the only loved ones left in the game.

Returning from Tribal Council, Katie felt defeated. The other seven players had a strong alliance, and she knew she could be next to go.

Laura M was delighted that they were the last surviving couple, but Ciera is very aware that their partnership makes them a target. She warns her mother to avoid any strategizing with anyone...

Previously on … Survivor. After the merge, the tribes reunited. Tyson found the Hidden Immunity Idol, and then engineered a coup, sending Aras to Redemption Island.

After Tribal Council, Vytas complimented the others on their gamesmanship, saying that neither he nor Aras saw it coming. But he was angry, and wanted vengeance on those who sent his brother to exile. Tina was furious with Monica and Tyson, and told them that they had lost at least five jury votes for flipping. Tyson tried to reason with Tina, saying that they were all only playing the game, and that she had been the one that ...